Standing Committees
TL;DR
Pittsburgh City Council's standing committees reviewed multiple infrastructure projects, grants, and service agreements totaling millions in investments. Key approvals included state-funded transportation improvements on Liberty Avenue and the Beaver Avenue Esplanade, park rehabilitation grants, and emergency medical services certifications. The committees also addressed a ballot referendum on budget approval procedures and settled a police-related property damage claim.
Key Decisions
- Liberty Avenue Highway Safety Improvements - $14.8M state-funded project
- Beaver Avenue Esplanade - $1M state reimbursement increase Approved
- Manchester Park and Bedford Park grants - $575K total state funding sought Approved applications
- Police horse property damage settlement - $3,151 claim Approved warrant issuance
- Budget approval charter amendment referendum Advanced for voter consideration in May 2026 primary
Agenda
- STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
- ROLL CALL
- MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
- DEFERRED PAPERS
- 2026-0039 Ordinance directing the Allegheny County Board of Elections to place before the qualified voters of the City of Pittsburgh at the 2026 May Primary Election a referendum question, “Shall the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter, Article Three, Legislative Branch, be amended by changing the budget approval rules to ensure timely passage at the end of legislative sessions?” (Public Hearing held 1/27/26)Ordinance
- NEW PAPERS
- 2026-0537 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of 1410 East Carson, LLC in an amount not to exceed THREE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($3,151.00) over one year, in full and final settlement of a claim (2025-CLAIM-0270) for damage to the front window of the business at 1410 East Carson Street from a City of Pittsburgh Police horse on March 16, 2025. (Executive Session held 5/27/26)Resolution
- INVOICES
- INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS
- P-CARD APPROVALS
- PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR
- NEW PAPERS
- 2026-0527 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of International Trauma Life Support-Penn Ohio (ITLS), in an amount not to exceed EIGHT THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($8,100.00), for trauma and life support certifications necessary to the mission of the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services.Resolution
- 2026-0528 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture for services relating to a cooperative wildlife damage management program for white-tailed deer for a sum not to exceed ONE HUNDRED THREE THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO DOLLARS AND EIGHTY-EIGHT CENTS ($103,132.88) over one year.Resolution
- PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. SALINETRO, CHAIR
- DEFERRED PAPERS
- 2026-0414 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Finance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements or amendments thereto with various parties for the purpose of accessing City property while certain railroad crossing at Lock Way East and Lock Way West (Council District 7) are being upgraded or removed, at no cost to the City.Resolution
- NEW PAPERS
- 2026-0532 Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, and the Department of Public Works to apply for a grant from Pennsylvania Department of Economic Development’s Greenways, Trails, and Recreation Program for the Manchester Park Rehabilitation Project. The grant proposal includes an ask of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000) dollars with a local match of THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED ($37,500.00) dollars for a total grant project cost of TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED ($287,500.00) dollars for this stated purpose.Resolution
- 2026-0533 Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh and the Department of Public Works to apply for a grant from Pennsylvania Department of Economic Development’s Greenways, Trails, and Recreation Program for the Planning of Bedford Park. The grant proposal includes an ask of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($250,000) dollars with a local match of THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED ($37,500.00) dollars for a total grant project cost of TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED ($287,500.00) dollars for this stated purpose.Resolution
- 2026-0534 Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Study phase and the Preliminary Design phase of the Beaver Avenue Esplanade Project; providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00), an increase of Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00) from the previously executed agreement, reimbursable at 100%, at no cost to the City of Pittsburgh.Resolution
- 2026-0535 Resolution providing for an amended Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Preliminary Design, Final Design, Right of Way, and Construction phases of the Liberty Ave Highway Safety Improvements Program (HSIP); providing for the payment of the costs thereof, not to exceed Fourteen Million Eight Hundred Eighty-Three Thousand One Hundred Fifty-One Dollars and Ninety-Three Cents ($14,883,151.93) an increase of One Million Nine Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Five Dollars and Ninety-Three Cents ($1,977,595.93) from the previously authorized amount, reimbursable at eighty percent; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed Twenty-Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars ($29,700.00), an increase of Zero Dollars ($0.00) from the previously authorized amount (215 of 2025). Future Resolutions will authorize the project specific agreements.Resolution
- HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MR. CHARLAND, CHAIR
- NEW PAPERS
- 2026-0526 Resolution providing for the authorization to make all legitimate expenditures for payments and agreements or agreements with various agencies for job development and employment services necessary to implement the 2025 Neighborhood Employment Program, and providing the periodic transfer of funds to be used in the 2025 Neighborhood Employment Program for payment of cost thereof, cost not to exceed Two Hundred Ten Thousand ($210,000.00) Dollars.Resolution
- LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
- DEFERRED PAPERS
- 2025-2250 Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Nine - Zoning, Article V, Use Regulations, Chapter 911: Primary Uses, to add Retail: Tobacco, Inhalant, and Cannabinoids, to add specific requirements and conditional use application requirements. (Sent to the Planning Commission for a report & recommendation on 10/15/25) (Report & recommendation received on 04/9/26) (Public Hearing held 05/26/26)Ordinance
- RECREATION, YOUTH, AND SENIOR SERVICES COMMITTEE, MRS. BARBARA WARWICK, CHAIR
- NEW PAPERS
- 2026-0538 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements for booking, performance and entertainment services in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh's Independence Day Festival at an amount not to exceed FIFTY-FOUR THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS ($54,950.00) to be paid for using grant funds received from the Richard King Mellon Foundation and chargeable to job number 5029400545. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)Resolution
- 2026-0539 Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Parks and Recreation on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh to enter into a financial Sponsorship Agreement with Bank of New York Mellon Corporation valued at FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($50,000.00) for the 2026 City of Pittsburgh Independence Day Celebration at no cost to the city.Resolution
- INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR
- NEW PAPERS
- 2026-0529 Resolution amending Resolution 897-2024, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements and amendments thereto with Granicus, Inc. in a form approved by the City Solicitor for website content management, by increasing the approved amount by Three Hundred Ninety-Four Thousand Six Hundred Thirty-Six Dollars and Twenty-Seven Cents ($394,636.27) for a total cost not-to-exceed Eight Hundred Ninety Thousand Two Hundred Forty-Four Dollars and Twenty-Seven Cents ($890,244.27) over six (6) years. (Waiver of Competitive Process Received)Resolution
- INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
- NEW PAPERS
- 2026-0530 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 1208 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15282 at no cost to the City.Resolution
- 2026-0531 Resolution authorizing the adoption of the Downtown Pittsburgh Transit Revitalization Investment District Implementation Plan and related agreements (Council District 1).Resolution
- MOTIONS